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Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman Partner Mark Montague Receives Lexology Client Choice Award- Patent Law Alert -- USPTO Issues Supplemental Guidance on Design Patent Protection for GUIs, Computer Icons, and Virtual Interfaces
- The 2026 Edition is Available of A Trademark is Not a Copyright or a Patent by William M. Borchard with Deborah K. Squiers
- Celebrating Women’s History Month: Ruth Wakefield and the Business of Innovation Without a Patent
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Case Studies
Federal Circuit upholds successful opposition against application to register LEHMAN BROTHERS for whiskey
We succesfully represented our client, Major League Baseball Partners, Inc.
Federal Circuit reverses cancellation of U.S. trademark registrations
We established that cigarette rolling paper size designations are generic.
The Second Circuit affirms summary judgment for our client.
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